Attorney at Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP
Tyler Bridge is a public finance attorney who works with Ohio public entities, including the state’s growing communities, to help them finance development projects and meet their economic goals. He specifically has experience with several state and local economic development incentives, such as Community Reinvestment Area (CRA), Tax Increment Financing (TIF), Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) and other development-focused programs.
Tyler enthusiastically collaborates with cities, counties, townships and other public-purpose entities to help turn their economic dreams into reality. In fact, he has visited nearly all 88 Ohio county seats, working with city councils, city managers and public officials across the state to do his part in creating local jobs, generating investment and moving Ohio forward economically.
Tyler formerly served as an economic development consultant, as well as was a state and local tax intern with several global accounting firms. He was also previously a legislative aide to Representative John M. Rogers, a ranking member of the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee.
What if there were another way? Ohio's New Community Authority (NCA) structure under Chapter 349 of the Ohio Revised Code offers a different approach to thinking about Main Street funding. An NCA can be established around a defined district and can generate revenue through a community development charge. Under Ohio law, an NCA can also undertake a broad range of community improvements and activities, including landscaping, maintenance, beautification, recreational and cultural activities, and other services that support the district. The concept is simple: Invest in the district, create value, capture a portion of that value, reinvest it back into the district. Instead of continually asking the community, businesses, foundations and local government for another contribution to keep Main Street moving, an NCA can create a more sustainable revenue structure tied to the growth and activity occurring within the district. This session has been approved for 1.00 AIA LU credit.